{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-30.625","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 30.625","heading":"Rental of motorboats.","body":"(1) No person who is engaged in the rental or leasing of motorboats to the public may do any of the following:\n(a) Rent or lease a motorboat for operation by a person who will be operating a motorboat for the first time in each calendar year and who does not hold a valid certificate issued under s. 30.74 (1) unless the person engaged in the rental or leasing gives the person instruction on how to operate a motorboat in the manner established by the department under s. 30.74 (1) (am).\n(b) Rent or lease a personal watercraft to a person under 16 years of age.\n(c) Rent or lease a personal watercraft without providing the person who will be operating the personal watercraft with a personal flotation device that meets the requirements specified under s. 30.62 (3) (b).\n(1m) No person who is under 16 years of age may rent or lease a personal watercraft.","path":["Chs. 23-34, Public Domain and the Trust Funds","Chapter 30 Navigable Waters, Harbors And Navigation","SUBCHAPTER V REGULATION OF BOATING"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/30.625","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:15Z","sha256":"508f4538b6a967f8831ea93a38e060f7764ab7004dbab8142d1417e5ce5ffb81","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-30.62","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-30.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}